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Song title:      Teenage Dirtbag
Original Album:  Wheatus

Words and Music by Brendan B Brown
Copyright © 2000 Columbia Records
Published by Sony Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:

Acoustic guitar:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------7\-|

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  E               B                E               A
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2----------|-----------------0---0----------|
|\0---0--------------------------|-0---0--------------------------|

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  E               B                E               A
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2----------|-----------------0---0----------|
|-0---0--------------------------|-0---0--------------------------|

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VERSE:
Chords:
E  022100
B  x2444x
A  x0222x

Acoustic guitar:
  E               B                E               A
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2----------|-----------------0---0----------|
|-0---0--------------------------|-0---0--------------------------|

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    E             B                E               A 
Her name     is Noelle,            I have a        dream about her.
  E               B                E               A
  She rings   my  bell       I got gym class   in  half an hour.
  E               B                E               A
  Oh, how     she rocks         in keds and tube   socks,


CHORUS LEAD-IN:
Chords:
C#m  x46654
A    x0222x
B    x2444x

Acoustic guitar:
  C#m             A                B               B
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4---4-----------0---0----------|-2---2-----------2---2----------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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    C#m           A                B
But she   doesn't know    who I    am,
    C#m           A                B
And she   doesn't give        a    damn        about me.


CHORUS:
Chords:
E  022100    C#m  x46654
A  x0222x    G#m  466444
B  x2444x


Electric guitar:
  E5              A5               B5              C#5     G#5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2----------|-4---4--------------------------|
|-2---2-----------2---2----------|-4---4---------------6----------|
|-2---2-----------0---0----------|-2---2-----------4-----------6--|
|-0---0--------------------------|-------------------------4------|

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'Cause
  E               A                B               C#m     G#m
  I'm just a      teenage          dirtbag,        baby.
     E            A                B               C#m     G#m
Yeah I'm just   a teenage          dirtbag,        baby.
  E               A                B               C#m     G#m
  Listen to       Iron             Maiden,         baby,   with


  E5              A5               B5              C#5     G#5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------.
|-----------------2---2----------|-4---4--------------------------.
|-2---2-----------2---2----------|-4---4---------------6----------.
|-2---2-----------0---0----------|-2---2-----------4-----------6--.
|-0---0--------------------------|-------------------------4------.

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  me


  A5      B5
.----------------|
.----------------|
.----------------|
.----------------|
.-----7-------9--|
.-5-------7------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & -|


BRIDGE (play x2):

Acoustic guitar:
  E               B                E               A
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2----------|-----------------0---0----------|
|-0---0--------------------------|-0---0--------------------------|

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VERSE:
Her boyfriend's a dick and he brings a gun to school,
And he'd simply kick my ass if he knew the truth.
He lives on my block and he drives an Iroc


CHORUS LEAD-IN:
But he doesn't know who I am,
And he doesn't give a damn about me.


[repeat CHORUS]


BREAK (play x2):

Electric guitar:
  E5          A5                   E5          A5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------2____--------------|-------------2____--------------|
|-2---2---X---2____--------------|-2---2---X---2____--------------|
|-2---2---X---0____--------------|-2---2---X---0____--------------|
|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|

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  E               A                E               A
                  Yeeah,                           Dirtbag,


  E5          A4                   C#5     G#5     A5      B5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------2____--------------|--------------------------------|
|-2---2---X---2____--------------|-----6--------------------------|
|-2---2---X---0____--------------|-4-----------6-------7-------9--|
|-0---0---0----------------------|---------4-------5-------7------|

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    E           A                  C#m     G#m     A       B
                          No,      she doesn't know what she's missing.


BRIDGE (play x2):

Acoustic guitar:
  E               B                E               A
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2----------|-----------------0---0----------|
|-0---0--------------------------|-0---0--------------------------|

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VERSE:
Man, I feel like mould, it's prom night and I am lonely.
Lo and behold: she's walking over to me.
This must be fake, my lip starts to shake.


CHORUS LEAD-IN:
How does she know who I am?
And why does she give a damn about?


CHORUS:
Notes:
Play softer than previously: this is a girl singing...

Chords:
E  022100    C#m  x46654
A  x0222x    G#m  466444
B  x2444x

Electric/acoustic guitar:
  E5              A5               B5              C#5     G#5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4-------6----------|
|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0--|-2---2---2---2---4-----------6--|
|-0---0---0---0------------------|-------------------------4------|

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I've got two
  E               A                B               C#m    G#m
  tickets to      Iron             Maiden,         baby,
  E               A                B               C#m    G#m
  Come with me    friday,          don't say       maybe.
  E               A                B               C#m    G#m
  I'm just a      teenage          dirtbag,        baby,   like you.


Electric/acoustic guitar:
  E5              A5               B5              C#5     G#5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------.
|-----------------2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4-------6----------.
|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0--|-2---2---2---2---4-----------6--.
|-0---0---0---0------------------|-------------------------4------.

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  E
  you


  A5      B5
.----------------|
.----------------|
.----------------|
.----------------|
.-----7-------9--|
.-5-------7------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & -|



BREAK (play x2):

Electric guitar:
  E5          A5                   E5          A5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------2____--------------|-------------2____--------------|
|-2---2---X---2____--------------|-2---2---X---2____--------------|
|-2---2---X---0____--------------|-2---2---X---0____--------------|
|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|

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  E               A                E               A
                  Yeeah,                           Dirtbag,


  E5          A4                  C#5     G#5      A5      B5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------2____--------------|--------------------------------|
|-2---2---X---2____--------------|-----6--------------------------|
|-2---2---X---0____--------------|-4-----------6-------7-------9--|
|-0---0---0----------------------|---------4-------5-------7------|

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    E           A                  C#m     G#m     A       B
                          No,      she doesn't know what she's missing.


ENDING:

  E5              B5               E5              B5  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------X---4---4---X---X--|-------------X---4---4---4---4--|
|-2---2---X---X---4---4---X---X--|-2---2---X---X---4---4---4---4--|
|-2---2---X---2---2---2---X---X--|-2---2---X---2---2---2---1---1--|
|-0---0---X----------------------|-0---0---X----------------------|

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  E5              B5               E5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------X---4---4---X---X--|--------------------------------|
|-2---2---X---X---4---4---X---X--|-2---2---X----------------------|
|-2---2---X---2---2---2---X---X--|-2---2---X----------------------|
|-0---0---X----------------------|-0---0---X-------5---4---2-4-2--|

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  E
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